Azim Premji University signs MoU with Directorate of Census Operations

Azim Premji University and the Directorate of Census Operations, Karnataka, today signed a memorandum of understanding to set up a dedicated workstation at the University's Bengaluru campus to facilitate research on anonymized raw census data. This facility will be available for all members and students of Azim Premji University and external researchers for academic purposes.

Indian Census, with a history of over 130 years, is the largest single source of statistical information on the various characteristics of the Indian population and has been a key source of data for scholars and researchers across many disciplines.

The Office of Registrar General & Census Commissioner, India (ORG-CCI) conducts the decennial population Census, tabulates and disseminates the data through its state offices, the Directorate of Census Operations. The decennial Census collects data on a range of topics, including social, demographic, economic and other related aspects and offers a wealth of information on various socio-economic indicators.

The MoU was signed by Vijay Kumar S B, Director, Directorate of Census Operations, Karnataka, and Indu Prasad, Vice Chancellor, Azim Premji University.

The dedicated workstation at the University will provide desktops with analytical software and a printing facility. Researchers may submit their proposal to the Data Centre, Knowledge Resource Centre, Azim Premji University, along with a request for cross-tabulation data. The proposal will be reviewed by a committee that will decide on the access to data. Researchers must work on their proposal from the dedicated facility at the University.

About Azim Premji University

Azim Premji University was established under the Azim Premji University Act 2010 of the Government of Karnataka. Azim Premji Foundation, the sponsoring body set up the University as a fully philanthropic and not-for-profit entity, with a clear social purpose of contributing to the realization of a just, equitable, humane and sustainable society.